The Police have launched an investigation to apprehend a suspect who had set fire to a woman in the Neelapala village in Alathawala, Kegalle.
The man had reportedly moved the tiles on the roof of a house, and had poured petrol and set fire to the young woman while she was asleep inside her room.
The 20-year-old girl who had suffered severe burn injuries is currently receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Kegalle Hospital.
The Police said the suspect has been identified as the injured girl’s boyfriend.
It has been reported that the suspect had attempted to stab the woman with a knife on a previous occasion as well, they added. (NewsWire)